This collection contains reports and periodicals regarding the city of Kannapolis and the North Carolina Research Campus. The reports, primarily issued by or for the city of Kannapolis, date from 2006-2007. The magazines, issued by the city of Kannapolis, date from 2007-2011.
Kannapolis, North Carolina, originated as a textile mill town in 1906 when J.W. Cannon purhcased farmland between Salisbury and Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1908 the first mill at Kannapolis opened. Kannapolis officially incorporated in 1984. The mills went through several owners including the Cannon family, the Pacific Holding Company, Fieldcrest Mills, and its final owner the Pillowtex corporation. After the mills closed their doors for the final time in 2003, government officials and city planners in Kannapolis initiated a process to redefine the mill town as a biotechnology hub through the development of the North Carolina Research Campus.
Kannapolis, North Carolina, originated as a textile mill town in 1906 when J.W. Cannon purhcased farmland between Salisbury and Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1908 the first mill at Kannapolis opened. Kannapolis officially incorporated in 1984. The mills went through several owners including the Cannon family, the Pacific Holding Company, Fieldcrest Mills, and its final owner the Pillowtex corporation.
The mills closed their doors for the final time in 2003. This and the building of the North Carolina Research Campus marked a changing point for the town. Government officials and city planners in Kannapolis initiated a process to redefine the mill town as a biotechnology hub through the development of the North Carolina Research Campus. The Campus began to house eight universities and several private firms conducting research related to nutrition, health and biotechnology.
This collection contains reports and periodicals regarding the city of Kannapolis and the North Carolina Research Campus. The reports, primarily issued by or for the city of Kannapolis, date from 2006-2007. The magazines, issued by the city of Kannapolis, date from 2007-2011.
The collection is divided into two series: City of Kannapolis reports (arranged alphabetically by title) and City of Kannapolis Magazines (arranged chronologically).
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The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], City of Kannapolis reports and magazines, MC 00174, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of the City of Kannapolis via Renee Goodnight, Community Outreach Coordinator, 2008; June 2011, (Accession 2011.0145; October 2011, (Accession 2011.0227); March 2012 (Accession 2012.0064)
Processed by Genya O'Gara, October 2008
Encoded by Genya O'Gara, October 2008; updated by Carolyn Chesarino, April 2010; updated by Judy Allen Dodson, November 2010; updated by Judy Allen Dodson, July 2011 and October 2011; updated by Jennifer Baker March 2012; finding aid updated by Todd Kosmerick to reflect additions, December 2012.
The collection is organized into two principal series:
This series currently contains reports for the city of Kannapolis about the North Carolina Research Campus.
This series contains an incomplete collection of Kannapolis Magazine and Kannapolis Matters, both published by the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina. These free magazines provides information about the city to its citizens such as upcoming concerts and other event dates, budget information, councilman contact information, and reports on the progress of the Research Campus. These magazines date from 2007-2011 and were published quarterly. They are unnumbered and there is not always a clear indication of their date.
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[Identification of item], City of Kannapolis reports and magazines, MC 00174, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.